NORRISTOWN — The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Department called in the bomb squad Thursday to assess and get rid of a suspicious package outside of the loading dock at the Montgomery County Courthouse.

At 12:15 p.m. they discovered a suspicious package which sheriff’s deputies described as an unmarked, brown cardboard box.

After taking an X-ray of the package, the bomb squad neutralized it with a controlled explosion and continued its investigation of the contents.

“There are certain components inside the package that we’re still investigating at this time,” said Cpl. Rick Miles of the sheriff’s department. He did not elaborate on what the suspicious components of the package were.

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According to Lt. Ted Thompson of the sheriff’s department, the package was found in an area the public has access to. Anyone on the street could have walked to the area the package was found.

Thompson said normal activities that go on in the area where the package was found were shut down to keep everyone safe.

Norristown police will be helping the sheriff’s department investigate the components of the package.